Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-09-17
rAnm AND HOUSEHOLD.

Dry weather affects wagons Wheels
houses and implements, rs wen ia
stock. Good, wcll-scasoned lolnpor
should always be used for b"o'u'"S U"
the farm, =,
Of every horse whose mouth Is
y%iciou,ly sawed and yanked ny eh
ugly driver could kick his tort''r'r III
the mouth. there would bca little more
Justice in the world' ,
If your lat-irons are rough ana
smoky, lay II little fine salt on
flat surface and rub them well upon H.
II will prcyent them from sticking To
any thing starchcd, and make them
smooth. -H0thtr'S Magazine.
A fast horse is not the best for the
nlow or c%ultivator, Us such horses not
only soon exhaust themselves, but the
driver also. The best work can usually
be done with u Slow animal, as inc
GRASS and weeds can thus more easily
be destroyed,
~ Cleanliness and condition will not
prevent swine plague when animals are
exposed TO it, hut it will decrease the
risk of disease. The sanitary condl-
ton of animals needs looking after
lust as much rs it does for people to
preserve health. Indianapolis JoHrRaS.
Fruit Cake. Three pounds r%aisinS,
three pounds currantS' II pound cll-
ron. one pound butter, II pound
sugar, one and II quarter pounds hour
ten eggs, half cup molasscS, one table
spoonful of mace, cloves, allSpicc, eln-
namon and nutmeg, each, n table
spoonful soda, wet in milk. Scorch part
of flour, -IoIcio Biade.
Many people say they can not eat
breakfast; it is rs much as they can
manage to get through Il thin slice of
toast or bread and butter and Il cup Of
tea or coffee. The answer to this, says
u medical journal, must be that either
the health is out of order or there is
something HmisS with the habits. a
screw is loose, and it must be tight
cncd at once, or the health itself will
some day or other yield to the pres
sure, and then give way household.
Hens like a variety of food, and we
should aim to give them rs much in
that line as possible. On the off morn
ings give a feed of equal parts of corn
and oat meal mixed with hot milk, OF
boiled turnips Oh potatoes mixed with a
little wheat bran. All scraps from the
table and refuse from the kitchen
should be mixed with the morning feed.
Adaily allowance of II small quantity OF
meat, ground bone and oyster she'll,
should not be forgotten. -Farm, Eicl1
ant St0cEHIaR.
Roast Beef. Remove the bone from
the thin part of the roast, lay in Il piece
of Suet that does not project beyond
the width of the roast, then fold il
around against the thick of the meat.
Skcwer it with larding pins, fasten on
the side, take some thin slices of ba'
con, lay in Il dripping pan that is not
too large and place in II hot oven. Eff
teen minutes to the pound is the uSua'
time required for roasting. Salt when
half done and haste frequently, Minced
onion, thyme and parsley may be added
to the gravy.-BoSion Badgct.
-Rcady-madc Mustard. Boil one
quart of vinegar, dissolve in it three
ounces of salt, pour it upon two ounce
of scraped ~horScradiSh in an carthcn
jar, cover the jar closely, let it stanC
twcnty-four hours, strain, and by de.
grces mix in one pound of the bcs'
mustard, put it in Il wide mouthed bot
tie and cork it closely, Whenever
| little is taken out for use, cork the bot
| tie Immediately, This is Il prepare
tion of mustard which we have usc(
for the last two years and we pro
nounce it excellent HouSchold.